Event Details

This free
institute will provide teachers, coaches, and
administrators an opportunity to examine and analyze sample student work
from
both the composition and the open response portions of the 2010
ELA MCAS test, with a focus on high-scoring student work. Ways to
support
students in everyday instruction will be embedded in the analysis of the
authentic student work, emphasizing different approaches for students
with varying strengths and weaknesses. Participants will also learn
how teachers can be involved in the process of developing MCAS tests and
how
teachers can support all students in their understanding of the
different
purposes for writing. A comparison will be drawn between the composition
and
open response portions of the test, highlighting some common
misconceptions
about each one.

Participants
will receive materials from the 2010
ELA MCAS test that can be taken back to the classroom to use with
students as
well as with colleagues for further professional development.
Participants register for one of the following grade-span groups for the
duration
of the two-day workshop: grades 3-4, grades 5-7, or grades 8-12.

Please note that this workshop is designed to
raise student achievement and we especially encourage teachers to apply from
high-need districts (http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/cinstitute/09/highneed.html) as well
as teachers of English learners and/or students with disabilities, and
teachers teaching out of field or on waiver.

Please be advised that due to the current
state
fiscal climate and the need to preserve core programs and services, the
MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is no longer
permitted to provide food and beverages at events. We have made
arrangements with the cafeteria on campus to offer food and beverages
for purchase at a reasonable cost for people who are interested.

Park in the Tech Center Parking Lot on Kenoza St and walk to the Tech Center. Registration is inside.

*If you find that you cannot attend this institute after
registering, you must contact Janet Furey at: jwfurey@gmail.com so that you can
be removed from registration, so that others can be accommodated.

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